APC National Youth Leader Commends his Party for Adding the Age Clause on Youth Leadership, Names Strategic Engagement Committee
POLITICS DIGEST- The National Youth Leader of All Progressives Congress Barr. Ismaeel Ahmed has commended the National Caretaker Committee of the party for adding the age clause on youth leadership in the party.
This was contained in a statement signed by Mr. Ahmed and issued to newsmen in Abuja.
The statement further names members of the strategic engagement Committee of the party from the geopolitical zones of the country.
“The Caretaker Committee led by H.E Mai Mala Buni has been kind enough to include, among other things the age clause thus ”All persons vying for the position of youth leader in the Wards must be persons aged between 18-35years’’ says Ismaeel.
Read the statement below:
“On behalf of the millions of young people in our great party the All Progressives Congress, I commend our leaders for adopting parts of the recommendations of the recently concluded National Progressives Youth Conference as part of the guidelines for the conduct of the upcoming ward, local government and state congresses of our party,
The Caretaker Committee led by H.E Mai Mala Buni has been kind enough to include, among other things the age clause thus ”All persons vying for the position of youth leader in the Wards must be persons aged between 18-35years’’
This action, has rekindled the hopes of millions of Progressive youths who until now had been dispirited from participating in the party activities and holding elective leadership positions within the party especially at the grassroots level.
The leadership of our party are very aware must that the inclusion of this part of our communique and other parts that will also be considered, is and will be seen by many young people as a call to ownership of a platform that needs the energy, vigor and intellect of the youth. And this guideline, although just a restatement of our already existing written laws, is a demonstration of genuine efforts to create a space for youth participation at the local level of participatory politics in the party.
On our part, we will take this further by setting up Strategic Engagement Committees which will work in conjunction with caretaker youth leaders in the various zones
that will engage Governors, Legislators, Ministers and other leaders and stakeholders in every zone to get more young people to occupy large percentages of the executives at the ward and LG levels.
We believe since the battle of the forthcoming elections will be fought for the youth vote, then it is wise for our party to Uight that battle with the youth voice.
I am also using this opportunity to call on all young progressives to use the occasion of the Sallah break to engage with youths in their wards and polling units. Sensitize them aggressively on the need to be part of the congresses and advance the cause of our progressive movement.
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The Chairman of the CECPC has approved for the Youth Wing of the APC to set up zonal strategic lobby committees that will engage party leaders at state and local levels to lobby the full inclusion and participation of young people in the forthcoming Congresses.
The committees are to engage with Party Leaders, Governors, Legislators, Ministers, Elders and other critical stakeholders within their zones in ensuring that at least many party positions are manned by youths at the lower levels so as to attract the energy, commitment and brains of young people in running the affairs of the party and giving them a sense of ownership and therefore commitment.
Below are the list of the committees for each geo-political zone with at least one person picked from every state in the respective zone. They are to work in conjunction and consultation with the interim youth leaders in their respective domains for maximum impact.
There is also a National Youth Lobby Group set up to meet with Leaders at National for effective delivery of the Youth Mandate.
Our expectation is that the congresses whether by consensus or contests will throw up many young and committed members of the party at the ward level as leaders that would invigorate the party.
NATIONAL LOBBY GROUP
1Barr. Ismaeel Ahmed
2H.E. Edward Onoja
2Hon. Ibrahim Tukura
3Kabir Aregbesola
4Hon. Dasuki Jalo
5Dr. Sunusi Ohiare
6Asuquo Ekpenyong Jr.
7Hon. Princess Miriam Onuoha
8Dr. Kashifu Inuwa
9Musa Yola
10Hon. Shina Peller
11Hon. Chris Okaeben
12Hon Chinedu Ogah
13Ms. Moji Rhodes
14Egghead Odewale
16Ife Adebayo
17Ikem Isiekwena
18Ibrahim Bagudu
19Dr. Shariff Al-Muhajjir
20Ahmed Zakari (Santuraki)
21. Afeez Repete
NORTH CENTRAL
S/NNAME
1Pharmacist Jamiu Asuku
2Hon. Emmanuel Umar
3Abubakar Kwali
4Ibrahim Abdullahi
5Mark Hamnation
6Hon. Alice Dimlong
7Mohammed Braimah
8Juwairat Abdulsalam
9Dominic Alancha
10Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence
North East
S/NName
1Dr. Goje Muhammad
2Grema Terab
3Musa Usman Terrang
4Barr. Muzammil
5Idris Ayuba
6Ibrahim Hassan Alkaleri
7Umar Waziri Kumo
8Daniel Bwala
9Aisha Haruna (Inna)
10Abdulqadir Jajere
North West
S/NName
1Hon. Abubakar Muhammad Jalo
2Hon. Murtala Sule Garo
3Hafiz Bayero
4Dahiru Mani
5Barr. Shehu Marshal
6Suleiman Mahmuda
7Engr. Babangida Abdullahi
8Hon. Kasim Mutallab
9Engr. Mustafa Gunduwawa
10Bello Shagari
South East
S/NName
1Rt. Hon. Amarachi Iwuanyanwu
2Chika Raymond Aniemena
3Okeke Daniel
4Titus Nnamani
5Rt. Hon. Nweke Boniface Ojimide
6Odoh Ogechuckwu Peace
7Dr. Obinna Ebirim
8Obidike Chukwuebuka
9Chinedu Onyeizu
10Mazi Okorafor Peter
South West
S/NName
1Tolu Ibitola
2Bisoye Coker
3Titilope Gbadamosi
4Babajide Akeredolu
5Kazeem Aro Balogun
6Babalola Ahmed Akanji
7Lanre Oyegboola
8Dayo Iyaniwura
10Bayo Adenekan
South South
S/NName
1Barr. Chizy Enyi
2Cole Amos
3Emmanuel Sampson
4Ejiro Etaghene Esq.
5Philip Obin
6Barr. Oyanbo Owei
7Sweet Ikponwomnsa
8Olorogun Henry Oshasha
9Stella Coker
10Ubong Thompson”.
